Digital Pathology Assistant (12 Month FTC)
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Digital Pathology Assistant (12 Month FTC)
Salary: 26522 per annum
Contract: Permanent fulltime (37.5 hours)
Hours: Monday Friday 8:3017:00
Location: Blended - primarily onsite at the Digital Telepathology Hub Lab 507 The Heath Business & Technical Park Runcorn WA7 4QX with some flexibility between home and hub depending on business need.
Make a difference in diagnostics
Join Medica as a Digital Pathology Assistant and play a key role in delivering safe efficient diagnostic services for patients. Youll help run our Digital Telepathology Hub - organising workflow scanning and quality checking slides and images and collaborating with clinical colleagues and clients to keep the service moving smoothly. Training is provided on all equipment and systems. (Also known as: Telepathology Assistant Digital Histology Technician Pathology Workflow Coordinator.)
What youll do
Receive and unpack casework and stock; book cases into the IT system
Scan slides using the P1000 and manage images in Sectra PACS
Complete quality checks to recognised procedures and resolve discrepancies
Coordinate collections/uplift and keep the lab area safe and tidy (housekeeping routines and equipment checks)
Communicate clearly with colleagues pathologists clients and external partners to meet agreed clinical requirements
Work in line with ISO 15189 (and where applicable ISO 27001 & ISO 9001) and relevant legislation including the Data Protection Act 2018 GDPR and Caldicott Principles
Why Medica
Medica is the UKs largest telemedicine provider supporting over 50% of NHS trusts and delivering specialist reporting globally. Youll join a supportive growing team where your work contributes directly to patient care. As our digital pathology service scales there are real opportunities to progress - potentially into a Team Lead role. The Runcorn hub offers practical benefits too including excellent transport links and free parking.
What youll bring
High standards and excellent attention to detail with familiarity in checking forms/images/slides
Comfortable working in a small team and working independently; reliable and organised
Good IT skills (e.g. Microsoft Office) and confident written/verbal communication
Sound judgement on workflow and prioritisation with a customerfocused approach
Itd be great (not essential) if you also have:
Awareness of digital pathology and histology or a sciencerelated background (e.g. biomedical or digital pathology)
Experience in a clinical or hospital lab and/or prior use of medical scanning equipment
Experience working to ISO 15189
Core benefits include:
Flexible and hybrid working
A company culture that promotes work life balance
Commitment from employers to continued learning and development
Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Annual bonus
Enhanced holiday allowance bank holidays
Group life assurance
Pension
Social events
Sick pay
Cycle to work scheme
Access to free and regular personal development & wellbeing events
Working arrangements
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week MonFri 08:3017:00
Overtime / Oncall: None currently required (may evolve with service growth)
Travel: Not required
Inclusion matters
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities and are committed to building inclusive teams. If you need adjustments at any stage of the process just let us know.
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We provide market leading telehealth services by connecting NHS and healthcare organisations with fast, expert radiology and pathology reporting. Find out more.
